Christoffel

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Christoffel

1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

• Christoffel symbol
• Christoffel-Darboux formula
• Schwarz-Christoffel mapping

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Christoffel is the 47429^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 447 individuals. Christoffel is most common among White (92.84%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Christoffel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 333.

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χριστόφορος (Khristóphoros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkrɪsˈtɔ.fəl/

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• Hyphenation: Chris‧tof‧fel

Proper noun

Christoffel m

1. a male given name, corresponding to English Christopher

Descendants

• English: Christoffel symbol